40 h. ago Benefits cheat pocketed more than £70,000 despite owning holiday home abroad

A court heard George Tatlow, who is from Swansea, south Wales, claimed pension credits, housing benefit and reduced council tax while failing to declare his true assets

Society

3 d. ago I save £7k a year by making everything from ketchup to yoghurt – I even have have a DIY alternative to bleach

A MUM-of-one has saved £7,000 in one year after making her own alternatives to household products like laundry detergent, scent boosters and bleach. Olivia Lathwell, 38, says she has always been "experimental" but got creative after the birth of her daughter, Alaya, two in 2022, when she realised how expensive children's snacks were in the...

Economics

4 d. ago Killer in a glass cage: UK's longest serving prisoner on life

Robert Maudsley, 72, nicknamed 'Hannibal the Cannibal' by inmates, has spent 52 years behind bars and a record 17,000 days in solitary. Now he is writing his own story

Events

4 d. ago Benefit cheat pensioner pocketed £70,000 despite owning a second home abroad

The pensioner had a property in Bulgaria, owned land in Carmarthenshire, and had other assets he failed to mention when claiming benefits

Economics

5 d. ago Police who seized £80,000 worth of stolen tools appeal to owners to get in touch to reclaim their property

Officers recovered around 400 items in Hounslow Heath, west London, on December 11 - including power drills, nail guns, electric saws, and a concrete mixer.

Economics

6 d. ago Police appeal to reunite suspected stolen tools with owners after Hounslow car boot raid

The photos have been released in an effort to reunite the tools, collectively worth £80,000, with their owners

Events

6 d. ago Over 6,000 Man United supporters set to protest ownership as Fulham statement made

While the mood at Manchester United has been lifted by the triumph over Manchester City, another protest is set to take place at Old Trafford

Events

1 week ago Mystery buyer revealed of $79.5M Wyoming ranch that is bigger than Rhode Island

Christopher Robinson purchased the 916,000-acre Pathfinder Ranches through his family-owned company

Economics

1 week ago US has its own Bermuda Triangle as over 2,000 planes disappear above Area 51

Dubbed the Nevada Triangle, thousands of planes passing over the area have either crashed or disappeared, prompting conspiracy theories galore of alien interferences

Events

1 week ago What I Own: We spent £925,000 on our South West London home — now it's valued at £1.5 million

What I Own: We spent £925,000 on our South West London home — now it's valued at £1.5 million  Metro.co.uk

Economics

1 week ago UK dog owners warned follow six rules or risk legal action and £1,000 fine

Anyone found to be ignoring these rules may be fined up to £1,000 if the matter goes to court

Events

2 w. ago Parents of tragic waitress blamed for starting Swiss inferno slam nightclub owners after 'emergency exit was shut to stop people dodging 1,000 euro charge instead of hiring a doorman'

Cyane Panine, 24, was killed in the blaze after fire broke out at the packed club, with footage showing her sitting on a colleague's shoulders holding two champagne bottles fitted with sparklers.

Society

2 w. ago World's richest monarch is 50 times wealthier than King Charles and has huge £32bn fortune

Thailand's King Rama X has a £32bn fortune - 50 times greater than King Charles III's wealth. The world's richest monarch owns 17,000 houses, 38 private jets, 300 cars and 52 luxury boats

Economics

3 w. ago British fashion brand WON’T issue refunds to thousands of shoppers after collapsing into administration

THOUSANDS of shoppers will miss out on receiving items and refunds for their orders when a fashion brand finally shuts up shop, the company's administrator has said. UK-based Huh. Ltd, went into administration in November and is set to let down almost 5,000 shoppers when it finally goes under. Owner Jack Lowe previously assured punters...

Economics

3 w. ago Museum collection of James Bond and Harry Potter props ‘could be worth millions’

Bo’Ness Motor Museum attracts about 10,000 visitors a year, owner Colin Anderson said.

Politics

3 w. ago California ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional, court rules

Ninth circuit sides with gun owner that ban in counties with more than 200,000 people violates second amendmentA US appeals court on Friday ruled that California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional.A panel of the San Francisco-based ninth US circuit court of appeals sided 2-1 with a gun owner in ruling that the state’s prohibition against open carry in counties with more than 200,000 people violated the US constitution’s second amendment right to keep and bear arms. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Afghanistan goes back to dark ages: Taliban rulers have ordered dozens to be killed by stoning and four convicts to be executed by pushing a wall onto them

Figures released by the Taliban's own Supreme Courtshow the group also publicly flogged more than 1,000 people across Afghanistanin 2025, including at least 150 women.

Events

4 w. ago My Little Pony superfan buys new house to give £35,000 collection its own room

A My Little Pony superfan who has a whole room dedicated to her £35,000 collection of almost 6,000 toys.

Economics

last month The 'memory cop' who never forgets a face: 'Super recogniser' PCSO eyes next major milestone after breaking his own record to catch 3,000 suspects

West Midlands PCSO Andy Pope, 47, spotted his 3,000th suspect earlier this year, and has now set his sights on breaking the 3,500 figure as we head into 2026.

Politics

last month Labour MPs are getting the chop from hairdressers in revenge for Rachel Reeves’ Grinch Budget

Fed-up barbers and salon owners are following the lead of more than 1,000 publicans who have barred the party’s politicians from their boozers after the Government failed to slash business rates.

Politics